Members Mercenary Posted April 9, 2012 Members Share Posted April 9, 2012 How are they? Ive been reading through here and they seem to be pretty well made guitars. I was looking through my local craigslist and found this: http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/msg/2897335299.html what would be a good offer? and would it be worth it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Grumpy Posted April 9, 2012 Members Share Posted April 9, 2012 It'd be a lot nicer if it was one of the neck-thru models. Vantage is a Matsomuko brand, they're considered well-built and nice playing MIJ guitars.... My gut feeling is that $300 is a bit high for a bolt-on neck model. The dude selling it is obviously not a player, so you've got that going for you. Offer $200... Make sure the neck is straight before you buy, but since it's a maple neck, it's probably OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Mercenary Posted April 9, 2012 Author Members Share Posted April 9, 2012 I guess thats a good thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rand-O-Monium Posted April 9, 2012 Members Share Posted April 9, 2012 Yup.Friend had a bolt-on V back in the day,it was killer!!! Start @ about $200,tho per Mr.Grumpy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greg.Coal Posted April 9, 2012 Members Share Posted April 9, 2012 It'd be a lot nicer if it was one of the neck-thru models. Vantage is a Matsomuko brand, they're considered well-built and nice playing MIJ guitars.... My gut feeling is that $300 is a bit high for a bolt-on neck model. The dude selling it is obviously not a player, so you've got that going for you. Offer $200... Make sure the neck is straight before you buy, but since it's a maple neck, it's probably OK. I have a Vantage 635V.G. with a similar headstock but it is a 335 copy. It is a set neck (neck-thru) design. Mine is made in Korea, not MIJ, and is excellent. I think that $300 is a high price esp considering that for that money you can get an Asian copy of your favorite guitar from the usual suspects. The case is nice, though, Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted April 9, 2012 Members Share Posted April 9, 2012 Vantage ... Isn't that the Scottish pronunciation of 'Vintage'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim gueguen Posted April 9, 2012 Members Share Posted April 9, 2012 The early Vantages, which hit the market in '79 or '80, were made by Matsumoku. When Matsumoku got out of the guitar business in '87 Vantage production moved to South Korea, presumably to Samick or Cort. I get the impression the name went out of use in the mid '90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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